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Human–Animal Comparisons: Supporting and Criticizing Female Subjugation in Renaissance Italy

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studying gender history through an animal history lens, or vice versa, simultaneously increases our knowledge of ideas about gender and human–animal relations. This approach has particular merit for the Renaissance period, as it witnessed an upsurge in discourse about both the human–animal divide and the distinction between men and women.
Marlisa den Hartog
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Managing Dairy Heifer Growth Investment [PDF]

Accelerated prepubertal growth rates can lower heifer raising costs but may put heifers at risk for impaired mammary development and have been found to be detrimental decreased to milk production in the first lactation.
Vandehaar, M.J., Wolf, Christopher A., Hadrich, Joleen C.   +2 more
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A multi‐sectoral community development intervention has a positive impact on diet quality and growth in school‐age children in rural Nepal

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Poor diet quality (diet diversity and animal‐source food [ASF] consumption) during childhood negatively affects growth, development, behaviour and physiologic function in later life. Relatively less is known about the impact of poor diet on the growth of
Laurie C. Miller, Sumanta Neupane, Neena Joshi, Mahendra Lohani   +3 more
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Evaluation of Anogenital Distance and Anti-Müllerian Hormone Plasmatic Concentration as Potential Phenotypes to Predict Reproductive Performance in Holstein Heifers

Veterinary Sciences
Anogenital distance (AGD) is a marker of the degree of prenatal exposure to androgens in multiple species, and it has been suggested that there is an inverse association between AGD and fertility.
Lucía Vidal, Jacobo Álvarez, Uxía Yáñez, Juan Caínzos, Rodrigo Muíño, Juan J. Becerra, Ana I. Peña, Luis A. Quintela, Pedro G. Herradón   +8 more
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Loss of Stability for Blood Urea Nitrogen in Cattle Serum Samples Stored for 3 and 6 Months at −20°C and −80°C

Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Biological samples are stored for delayed or add‐on analyses. However, storage conditions, including time and temperature, can affect the stability of measurands in the samples. Objectives To assess the stability of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in cattle serum samples.
I. Lizarraga, P. Reid, K. Wieliczko, J. Beeler‐Marfisi, F. Castillo‐Alcala   +4 more
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Taxas de prenhez em novilhas de corte acasaladas aos 18 e 24 meses de idade Differences in pregnancy rate of beef heifers mating at 18 and 24 months of age

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2006
Avaliaram-se os efeitos da idade de acasalamento e classe de peso sobre a taxa de prenhez (TP) de novilhas de corte Hereford (n=119) acasaladas aos 18 (18M) ou 24 meses (24M) e classificadas em leves (18ML = 260kg; 24ML = 280kg) e pesadas (18MP = 300kg ...
J.O.J. Barcellos, M.D. Silva, E.R. Prates, E.C. Costa   +3 more
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Brucella abortus RB51 Persistent Infection and Milk Shedding in Vaccinated Dairy Cattle: A Public Health Risk

Zoonoses and Public Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Brucellosis, caused by a group of bacteria within the genus Brucella, is a zoonotic disease of significant public health concern. The RB51 strain vaccine is used to combat cattle brucellosis but has potential health consequences for exposed humans.
Elizabeth S. Hines, Sara F. Margrey, Stephanie W. Cox, Christine Quance, Tyler C. Thacker, Patricia L. Collins, Susan Rollo, Leslie L. Bulaga‐Seraphin, Aimee Hunt, Gary Stevens, Kyran Cadmus, Maria Negron, Grishma Kharod, Rebekah Tiller, Suelee Robbe‐Austerman, Jason E. Lombard   +15 more
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The Value of Carcass Characteristic EPDs in Bred Heifer Price [PDF]

This study used hedonic modeling to assess the marginal implicit value of bred heifer characteristics and of carcass characteristic expected progeny differences of bred heifer calves. Using data for 692 pens of Show-Me Replacement Heifers Inc.
Patterson, David J., Randle, Richard, Dhuyvetter, Kevin C., Parcell, Joseph L.   +3 more
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Heifer-in-trust, Social Protection and Graduation: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Questions

, 2013
This article examines the ‘heifer-in-trust’ or ‘livestock-in-kind credit’ model through a social-protection lens. Specifically it seeks to engage with debates about the use of asset-based strategies to support graduation from social protection.
James Sumberg (16260674), Gountieni Damien Lankoande (19290760)   +1 more
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Safe and Stable Germline Transmission of MSTN Mutations in Cattle

Animal Genetics, Volume 57, Issue 5, October 2026.
ABSTRACT With the global population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, sustainable livestock production is critical. Gene editing of the myostatin (MSTN) gene represents a promising strategy to enhance muscle growth in cattle. In this study, MSTN‐mutated founder (F0) cows were used to generate F1 offspring via ovum pick‐up, in vitro fertilization ...
Gyeong‐Min Gim, Bae Young Choi, Jeongbin Yi, Kyeong‐Hyeon Eom, Soo‐Young Yum, Dae‐Jin Jung, Do‐Yoon Kim, Bokyoung Yang, Jong‐Seo Kim, Donghwan Shim, Goo Jang   +10 more
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